Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it succeeded in demonstrating its independently developed BReS (Boil-off gas Recovery System) for LNG propulsion ships, obtaining a Statement of Fact from the US ABS Classification Society.
BReS is a system that re-liquefies and recovers boil-off gas that is naturally vaporized in the fuel tank of LNG-powered ships, which are increasingly ordered due to strengthened environmental regulations. It is a new technology that can reduce the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of LNG-powered ships.
We need to develop new technologies for carbon neutrality in the shipbuilding and shipping industry due to strengthening IMO environmental regulations
….said Gun Il Park from Eco-friendly Research Center at SHI.
BReS is a heat exchange technology using the cold heat of LNG supplied to the engine instead of a high-pressure compressor. By liquefying the boil-off gas, the initial investment can be reduced, and the excess boil-off gas can be re-liquefied to zero carbon dioxide emissions from forced combustion. .
SHI has completed 15 demonstrations so far, including BReS, using LNG pilot test facilities completed in May 2021.
